One of two suspects in Lakeland shootings in custody

D’Angelo Cartele Johnson, left, and Dante Kelly Williams are sought in the shootings of two teenagers.
LAKELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT

Tribune staff

Published: May 1, 2014

Updated: May 2, 2014 at 07:21 AM

One suspect wanted in a drive-by shooting that occurred over the weekend in Lakeland turned himself in Thursday night, the Lakeland Police Department said.

Meanwhile, a second suspect in a second shooting is still at large.

D’Angelo Johnson, 20, of Lakeland, turned himself in to police at around 10:45 p.m. without incident, police said.

Johnson has been charged with aggravated battery with a firearm after shooting a 15-year-old who was standing outside a gas station at 2nd Street and Jewel Avenue about 7 p.m. Saturday, police said.

Johnson shot at the 15-year-old, who was hit in the back and arm, police said. The victim was taken by emergency helicopter in critical condition to a Tampa hospital.

Earlier in the day, the victim had been in a vehicle that was involved in another shooting, and police are still looking for the suspect in that shooting, Dante Williams, 16, of Tampa. There is a warrant for Williams’ arrest for aggravated battery with a firearm.

That shooting took place at about 3 p.m. when the vehicle was heading south on Brunnell Parkway near George Jenkins Boulevard. Williams shot at the vehicle from another vehicle, striking a 15-year-old occupant in the left arm, police said.

Anyone with information on Williams is asked to contact police at (863) 834-6900.

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